It's a rainy weekend ahead

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – As of 6 p.m., Doppler radar showed mostly clear conditions throughout the viewing area.

There is a small chance of one or two isolated showers before midnight, but the best chance of widespread rainfall is not expected until after midnight.

The rest of Friday evening and night

The best rain chances are still limited to areas west of the I-27 and Highway 87 corridor. The chance of thunderstorms after midnight is small, but not impossible; We expect mostly light showers overnight.

Low stratus and breezy southeast winds will keep overnight lows in the upper 50s and low 60s in most cases.

Conditions from Saturday

For most of Saturday morning and afternoon, forecast trends appear to favor spotty showers off and on for most areas.

Persistent cloud cover will keep afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s across the northern, western and central portions of the viewing area. A few 70s are expected in the Southeast.

Thunderstorms are expected after sunset on Saturday evening. If storms do occur, hail and lightning cannot be ruled out at the edges of the neighborhood.

The rest of the weekend

The rain will continue into Sunday and possibly even Monday. The chance of thunderstorms remains highest near the Texas-New Mexico border on Sunday, then Sunday evening and overnight into Monday, these storms are expected to move east.

Also note that rainfall totals for the weekend are quite low. By Monday, rainfall totals are expected to be between just 0.25″ and 0.50″. This is due to the fact that the main trend will be light showers and with heavy rainfall there will only be a short period of thunderstorms.

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